Prediction of Patient Management in COVID-19 Using Deep Learning-Based Fully Automated Extraction of Cardiothoracic CT Metrics and Laboratory Findings.

Journal: Korean journal of radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To extract pulmonary and cardiovascular metrics from chest CTs of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using a fully automated deep learning-based approach and assess their potential to predict patient management.

Authors

  • Thomas Weikert
    From the Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Saikiran Rapaka
    From the Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (C.T., C.N.D.C., S.B., M.R., T.W.M., T.M.D., R.R.B., U.J.S.), and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (R.R.B., D.H.S., U.J.S.), Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC 29425-2260; Department of Computed Tomography-Research & Development, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Forchheim, Germany (K.L.G., C.C., C.S., M.S.); Department of Corporate Technology, Siemens SRL, Brasov, Romania (L.M.I.); and Department of Medical Imaging Technologies, Siemens Healthcare, Princeton, NJ (S.R., P.S.).
  • Sasa Grbic
  • Thomas Re
    Siemens Healthineers, Princeton, NJ, USA.
  • Shikha Chaganti
    Department of Computer Science, Featheringiill Hall 371, Vanderbilt University, 400 24(th) Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
  • David J Winkel
    From the Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Constantin Anastasopoulos
    Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: constantinos.anastasopoulos@usb.ch.
  • Tilo Niemann
    Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland.
  • Benedikt J Wiggli
    Department of Infectious Diseases & Infection Control, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland.
  • Jens Bremerich
    University Hospital Basel, Clinic of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
  • Raphael Twerenbold
    COVID-19 Research Coordinator, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: raphael.twerenbold@usb.ch.
  • Gregor Sommer
    University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Dorin Comaniciu
  • Alexander W Sauter
    University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.